Sign up for The 74 NewsletterThe Trump administration says California schools violated parents’ rights by pressuring schools to keep students’ gender transitions a secret. Federal officials also took aim at a California law, passed in 2025, which says districts can’t force educators to “out” students against their will. In October, the state said the new law, known as the SAFETY Act, doesn’t prohibit school staff “from sharing any information with parents” and doesn’t override FERPA. Benitez’s ruling, he said, would leave teachers and other school staff confused about what they can and can’t do. The high court is also debating whether to hear two other cases in which parents allege that educators supported students’ gender identity changes at school without their knowledge.